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Part of Exhibition leaflet for the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum's exhibition titled, John Rhoden Sculptures, June 23 through October 1, 1982. (1/6)
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Belween 1951 and 1954, Iwo major awards were given Mr.
Rhoden: A Fulbright FclloW5hip in 1951 , and the coveted Prix de
Rome Fellowship, which he maintained from 1952 to 1954.
After completing his work at Ihe American Academy In Rome, he
relumed to New York where he opened his sludlo at 23 Cranherry
Streelln Brooklyn. In 1955 he received a first prize from the
Universilyof Atlanta. It was at this time that he made his first
major lour with sculpture under the auspices of the United Stales
DelH'rtment of State. During the year.long tour he exhibited in
Iceland, Ireland, Finland, Norway. Italy. Germany. Turkey. Egypt.
Kenya, Southern Rhodesia. Northern Rhodesia. Ugimda,
Tanganyika and Zanzibar. [n 1959. he was further honored with
a Rockefeller Foundation grant and made a second major tour
to the Soviet Union. nine Soviet Repuhlics. Poland and
Yugoslavia as a member of a four·party artist delegation. tfe
commenced another tour the following year, ag<lin under the
auspices of the DelH'rtmentofStale. of India. Cambodia. Th;Jil;Jnd.
Indonesia, Viet Nam, Korea, JalH'n and the Philippines.
In 1961. he received an Itonorarium and Medal Pro 5culptura
Egregia from Howard University. as well as Guggenheim FelloW'>hlp.
As a Consultant al the Institute Teknologi Bandung Indonesia
In 1962, Mr. Rhoden rejuvenated earlier interests in carved wooden
sculpture since fine woods were easily accessible,
On his return to New York, he received a commission for
a bronze sculpture for Harlem Hospital from the City of New York
Department of Public Works. This he executed between 1963
and 1965, The years 1967 and 1968 brought him three additional
awards: an 1I0norarium from fisk University In 1967. a Life
Membership In the Municipal Art Society of New York, and an
tfonomrium from the UniversityofCicorgia In 1968. He was again
commissioned In 1968 by the City of New York to execute a work
for the Metropolitan Hospital. His work also stands as a permanent
Installation In the PhiladelphiaShernton tlotet. a Z<XIiacal structure
and curved wall of universal symbols e.>oeruted in different metals.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TheAfro·AmeriC<ln HistoriCilI ,md Cultural
Museum is more than a little grateful to
Mr. Clarence Farmer and to Mr. and Mrs.
Rhoden for their generosity and cooperation
in bringing this sc;u lpture exhlbltlon to the
Museum in honor of the American A55OCiation
of Museums' 1982 annual meeting In
Philadelphia.
Spedal thanks are also In order to the
Sun Oil Company and Bell of Pennsylvania
for providing financial assistance to this
proje<:t.
Also. I wish tothankMessrs. SI,mcyWhite
and HalVcy Braxton for their Invaluable technical a5Sistance. Larry Snyder of the
Philadelphia Museum afArt is to beespedally
thanked for the spirit of Inter-museum cooperation which he hil5 displayed time and time
again to assist our Museum as It grows Into
the 5Coond h,lIr of its first decade.
Staff members Willie Ray. Cheryl Jones.
Deryl MackIe, Benjamin Narkln, and Yvonne
Johnson are also to be especiaJ Jy commended
for understanding deadlines and urgenclesJ
Toni Nash, consultant to the Museum, Js
thanked for her oontinuing suplK'rtive servJces and encouraging spirit.
BJessyou aJJ!
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